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The South is also the only part of the country to have a regional flag. There is no flag for New England, or the Great Lakes, or the Rocky Mountains, etc. Many people, especially older generations and people whose family lines are long time southern, see it as a symbol of regional pride. To outsiders and non-white minorities may see only an emblem of racism but that's truly not how the stars & bars are seen by a fair number of native southerners, particularly blue collar whites with long local roots. It's "heritage", both for better and worse.
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It would be ridiculous, and completely possible, if the only change to come from the shooting is that the confederate flag is moved off the capitol grounds.
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Biff Pocoroba wrote:
It would be ridiculous, and completely possible, if the only change to come from the shooting is that the confederate flag is moved off the capitol grounds.
I don't think even that will happen.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Biff Pocoroba wrote:
It would be ridiculous, and completely possible, if the only change to come from the shooting is that the confederate flag is moved off the capitol grounds.
I don't think even that will happen.
More comments from the local news station Facebook page about the "take down the flag" rally in Columbia.
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Biff Pocoroba wrote:
The South is also the only part of the country to have a regional flag. There is no flag for New England, or the Great Lakes, or the Rocky Mountains, etc. Many people, especially older generations and people whose family lines are long time southern, see it as a symbol of regional pride. To outsiders and non-white minorities may see only an emblem of racism but that's truly not how the stars & bars are seen by a fair number of native southerners, particularly blue collar whites with long local roots. It's "heritage", both for better and worse.
New England actually does have a flag, but no one cares about it.
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numbers wrote:
Biff Pocoroba wrote:
The South is also the only part of the country to have a regional flag. There is no flag for New England, or the Great Lakes, or the Rocky Mountains, etc. Many people, especially older generations and people whose family lines are long time southern, see it as a symbol of regional pride. To outsiders and non-white minorities may see only an emblem of racism but that's truly not how the stars & bars are seen by a fair number of native southerners, particularly blue collar whites with long local roots. It's "heritage", both for better and worse.
New England actually does have a flag, but no one cares about it.
is it that lightning bolt bridge thing on the Patriots field?
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